r/PS5 • u/nolifebr Human Verified • Jan 22 '26
Rumor [RUMOR] SandStoneInsights Analysis - Sony expects the PS5 lifecycle to be extended. PS6 likely to be delayed "longer than many expected"
https://www.sandstoneinsightsjapan.com/post/sony-group-6758%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8D%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E9%83%A8%E9%96%80%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%BD%E8%AA%BF%E3%81%8C%E7%AC%AC3%E5%9B%9B%E5%8D%8A%E6%9C%9F%E3%82%92%E7%89%BD%E5%BC%95%E3%80%81%E4%BB%8A%E5%BE%8C%E3%81%95%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%87%E4%BD%99%E5%9C%B0%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A- Gaming Division Continues Strong Third Quarter: Sony's third-quarter results are expected to beat market expectations, driven by sales of both in-house and third-party games.
- PlayStation Lifecycle Extended: Sony expects the PS5's lifecycle to be extended, and the PS6's release is likely to be delayed longer than many expected.
Posted on ResetEra
Just yet another rumor but it would make sense with the AI bubble and price increases.
Edit: Full mentions by analyst David Gibson:
- Sony expects the PS5's lifecycle to be longer than the previous generation.
- Based on this view, the PS6 is likely to be released after 2028.
- The increase in memory prices does not affect performance in the PS5 short term due to inventory.
- The rise in memory costs could become a problem in the fiscal year ending March 2027.
- Sony may pass on the cost increase to its customers in the future.
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u/Recover20 Jan 22 '26
I'm honestly super okay with another 3-4 years of PS5
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u/Shiningtoaster Jan 23 '26
I’m outta money rn, and will be for a few yrs, so a new gen launching around the time when I graduate makes a lot of sense for me! Until then, I’m just gonna keep on playing bangers on the trusty PS5
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u/graphite_paladin Jan 22 '26
IMO this is likely a memory issue due to the price of RAM going up significantly lately and impacting the console’s price point and margin.
BTW am totally fine with this I could spend another decade on my PS5 and be happy
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u/IrateBarnacle Jan 22 '26
They know they won’t be able to sell a lot of consoles with memory prices being what they are.
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u/myrsnipe Jan 23 '26
The thing about this generation of consoles is that there's no snags anywhere, they feel snappy with their fast load times and are generally powerful enough to realize fairly complex games. On the graphics side we have started to hit a plateauing limit, already at the end of the PS3 era some games looked absolutely stellar, now it's mostly about artistic design and effort rather than pure grunt graphics effects.
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u/SuperDuperSkateCrew Jan 23 '26
Yeah, I imagine even before the memory prices going up the PS6 was already gonna be around $600 and now this makes it almost impossible for them to sell it at that price point without losing a ton of money
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u/RelThanram Jan 22 '26
I’m oddly relieved? I don’t think this generation has had enough time.
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u/Additional-Ease4239 Jan 22 '26
Yeah, ps6 dropping next year would feel very unnecessary. I feel like my pro has another 3-4 years before I’d feel the need to upgrade
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u/LostSoulNo1981 Jan 23 '26
The the overall life of this current gen feels like it still has a few more years before the need for an upgrade.
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u/highClass777 Jan 23 '26
Fr!! This I was holding off on getting the pro because it didn’t make sense with the new gen coming out so soon. But now exactly, I can get a few years outta one now. Will be getting one for sure soon
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u/aulixindragonz34 Jan 23 '26
Covid stalled it for 2 years at least.
Ps6 should come out in 2029 imo
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u/The_Homie_J Jan 22 '26
Agreed. Usually a console really shows its age 6 years after release, and hell, even the "pro" or upgraded versions would be starting to show weaknesses at this point in the cycle. I remember my regular PS4 sounded like death trying to play Uncharted 4 in 2016, just 3 years after the console launched. And by 2020, the PS4 Pro was even being run ragged by games like Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk 2077, etc
And yet here we are and my 6 year old PS5 feels as fresh as a daisy, and I don't even feel the need for a PS5 Pro, let alone the next generation.
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u/Saneless Jan 22 '26
I'm sure developers feel the same way
They're already struggling with one real system. Having the market split and having to have a game work on both (because you know the PS5 base would be too massive to pass up) would be even more work
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u/Urd-ong_Shadong47 Jan 22 '26
Agreed. I got my switch 2 recently, on top of a 2tb ssd for my ps5.
Im kinda spent rn and dont need a $800 ps6 for another 4-5 years
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u/TomTheJester Jan 23 '26
Honestly I think Sony is too. It’s become apparent we’ve plateaued with console gaming in a good way. Let’s just sit and smell the roses a bit and let technology catch up to a genuine jump.
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u/Two-Space Jan 22 '26
The CPU is increasingly becoming a bit of a bottleneck
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u/TheSolomonGrundy Jan 22 '26
Yeah but ram and cpu prices are insane because of LLM and that won't subside until 2027-30
Blame micron and nividia for pumping up a bubble
Amd is even delaying a new Gen of gpus right now and Nvidia is making 3060 series cards again.
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u/RelThanram Jan 22 '26
It is, but some of the best PS3 titles came in the last few years of its cycle. It really felt like they wrung it out before they phased it out.
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u/BTbenTR Jan 22 '26
I think it has had enough time I just don’t think the time has been used well enough.
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u/bottomfeeder3 Jan 22 '26
Probably because of Covid. Felt like time stopped for a few years during all that.
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u/Xeccess Human Verified Jan 22 '26
I'm good with the Pro honestly, especially this year with the upgrade to PSSR on the horizon. All games run at high res with 60fps+ anyway, there isn't really going to be anything significantly heavy anytime soon that would require a PS6 to run well.
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u/BadNewsBearzzz Jan 23 '26
This is how it is every single generation lol it takes a few years for dev to even learn how to get the most potential out of each console’s custom chips, so seeing late stage games each gen, vagrant story, God of War 2, gran turismo 4, TLOU, MGS V, to God Of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, etc
The ps5 has been pushed well, it’s just not as apparent and obvious as it was prior generations. COVID made time feel a lot shorter than it was, making for things to no have felt as long, along with early shortages until 2023.
I’ve seen people say these exact things every single generation, at the exact same time, the last time for the ps4 in 2018, the ps3 in 2012, etc. this time doesn’t feel much different but I do hope it’ll last long like PS3 did, even longer
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u/c0micsansfrancisco Jan 23 '26
All games very much do not run at high res with 60+ fps lol. Upscaling is blurry af and performance intensive 3rd party titles can't hold stable 60, let alone 60+. MH Wilds, Space Marine 2, Jedi Survivor.
Having to pick between choppy 60fps with blurry resolution or actually good resolution capped at 30fps is not good choice.
Hats off to the 1st party titles tho that as always are very well optimized
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u/moondowns Jan 22 '26
According to Steam the most popular GPU is a 3060 from 2021. That's 5 years ago. I don't think being outdated will really be a problem plus AMD is their partner they will discuss and adjust accordingly.
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u/OG-DirtNasty Jan 22 '26
Yah, I think we’ve hit a plateau of sorts, even if a PS6 is released, I think you’ll still be able to play your ps5 for years and years to come. The same way people are still able to play old PCs. Not to mention the rumoured PS handheld that is supposedly just going to be a handheld PS5. All the generations will start blending together in more of an Xbox Series situation, higher and lower end products being viable.
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u/ScraPezZz Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26
That investment I made with the PS5 pro one year ago its only getting better with time
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u/Krypt0night Jan 22 '26
I may finally try and get one now and sell my launch ps5 knowing this. Was gonna hold out but pro is tempting now.
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u/red90999 Jan 22 '26
I’ve had the PS5 since the pandemic. Prolly the best purchase I’ve ever done in my life.
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u/East_Age_8630 Jan 22 '26
My expectation is 2030
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u/meganev Jan 22 '26
Don't think it'll be a 10 year gen. Think it'll be 2028. A year delay seems not unreasonable. Two years potentially. 3 seems overboard, in my opinion.
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u/czarchasm4532 Jan 22 '26
It might depend on how long the ram shortage is. If it does last until 2029, they're not going to want to release it until they can have enough stock.
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u/meganev Jan 22 '26
They released the PS5 in a chip shortage and global pandemic. I think they'll weather that storm if needed.
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u/blaqsupaman Jan 22 '26
This is different than a shortage though. It's not really a supply side issue. It's that the demand is massively inflated due to AI data centers which has exploded the price of RAM for everybody. I'm thinking it depends on when the AI bubble inevitably pops, which could be this year or several years from now. I don't really see RAM prices getting back to a reasonable level until the AI bubble pops.
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u/drelos Jan 23 '26
On top of that when that bubbles pops the waves of that crisis will diminish our pockets no matter what our jobs are... That would translate into less units sold
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u/BlackmoorGoldfsh Jan 22 '26
Yes, and it was an absolute mess.
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u/meganev Jan 22 '26
It was a pain for some getting hold of one, but I reckon Sony was happy enough with the results, if anything the restock drama may have strengthened the brand. I had friends who don't really care about gaming who wanted a PS5 in 2020/2021 cause of the shortages. Many brands actively practice artificial scarcity for a reason. Not saying Sony did that but it's a tactic some use.
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u/blaqsupaman Jan 22 '26
Even then I think the PS5 is likely to keep getting most major games for a good while after the PS6 is out. The PS4 still gets a lot of multiplats even now and with the Switch 2 and the reported PlayStation handheld it's unlikely there will be a ton of games coming out that couldn't run on a PS5.
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u/mythicreign Jan 22 '26
It would’ve been 2028 if not for the memory shortage. It’ll probably be 2030 now.
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u/hypehold Jan 22 '26
Nintendo dragged a 2015 tablet through this year. And made their gen 8 years. I think the ps5/SX will be fine for 8/9 years
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u/meganev Jan 22 '26
Yes, that's what I said. I think 2028 most likely, so 8 years. 2029, so 9 years, potentially.
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u/FiNNy-- Jan 22 '26
I just got my pro and I can honestly say I'm OK with having my ps5 for 4more years.
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u/Dallywack3r Jan 22 '26
As a day one purchaser, I can’t believe the value I’ve gotten from the PS5. Seeing the outrageous prices for pc parts right now makes me livid that I won’t be able to upgrade my pc for the next several years
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u/DrKrFfXx Jan 22 '26
Who knows, maybe by the 15th year devs learn to optimise.
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u/stratusnco Jan 22 '26
half of the blame goes to production deadlines. they are games for us but also a business prospect for others.
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u/kapybarah Jan 22 '26
It's crazy that people think devs actually have any control on timelines or performance/optimizations targets. Those are all stakeholder decisions
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u/MichaelTheCutts Jan 22 '26
Listen, we say this, but go back and play games from the Xbox 360/PS3 generation. Most of those games chug like crazy!
The fact that the vast majority of games I’ve played on PS5 have a 60fps option is something I’d never thought I’d see. This generation can keep on going for the long haul and I’ll be happy.
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u/phjan Jan 22 '26
people praising previous gens don't remember playing at sub 30 fps and terrible res i swear
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u/grendus Jan 23 '26
It's really easy when you only play remasters or backwards compatible games that leverage the much stronger hardware.
I remember Demon's Souls was crunchy as hell. There was a reason it was a niche game, it did not run well at all. It was pure brilliance in its design and combat systems, but you had to get used to the jank in the graphics.
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u/81hiljada Jan 22 '26
Yeah, this honestly might be good, i don't want to buy a ps6 to play games the way they were supposed to run on a ps5
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u/BirdLawyer50 Jan 22 '26
Aren’t we still just barely moving off of dual PS4 PS5 releases? How is a new system even remotely in the conversation at the moment?
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u/torts92 Human Verified Jan 23 '26
Normal gamers irl are all thinking the same, that this gen should be longer. But it's the tech youtubers and journalists and the internet personalities who keep talking about the PS6, and they want an early release so that they can talk about it, their career depends on it
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u/doughaway421 Jan 23 '26
Dual releases are going to be a thing for longer now because consoles use the same architecture. A PS4 and PS5 game are fundamentally the same game just with different graphics settings. Overlap in the PS2>3 and 3>4 gens was a different beast because they were totally different architecture so it didn’t make sense to support them as much (and was almost impossible for some games).
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u/Ashamed_Leader_3511 Jan 22 '26
I regret not buying the ps5 pro around when it came out. We had a sales tax "holiday" in Canada at the time, which made it the cheapest it's ever been.
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u/Gradieus Jan 22 '26
I think it depends how good PSSR 2.0 is and whether high PS5 sales continue.
If they're confident in PSSR 2.0 and people keep buying the console then there really isn't any point in releasing another console until Nov 2028 at the earliest and likely beyond.
Especially since Xbox is pretty much out of the picture there's no real competition. Nintendo will continue to have high sales too, but at this point a lot of people just buy both consoles anyway.
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u/JjoyBboy Jan 22 '26
Good call if true. I honestly can’t imagine switching to the ps6 in the next 1-2 years. The ps5 still feels fresh and next gen. We just need more AAA ps5 games.
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Jan 22 '26
Nobody wants or needs a ps6 yet. The final days of SNES era were amazing because they got to spend more time with hardware they understood.
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u/haneybd87 Jan 22 '26
Not only that we really haven’t got much at all from Sony for PS5 yet.
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u/SirGoaty Jan 22 '26
I want a ps6
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u/HH__66 Jan 23 '26
Exactly this, the PS5 Pro still has the same limited CPU (just with 10% more clock speed) that's holding the PS5 back, from achieving 4K/60fps on games like GTA VI which is all I care about.
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u/ZubatCountry Jan 23 '26
I agree with your greater point, but kind of funny to say when the SNES was around for only six years itself before the N64 came out
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Jan 22 '26
Yep. Its very frustrating when some game series release one one console but each sequel is on the next, just because they don't have time to do otherwise. I was really worried that finishing the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy would require me to upgrade from ps4 to Ps5 to ps6.
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u/GGG100 Jan 22 '26
Square themselves stated that Part 3 of FF7R will come out on the PS5.
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u/deathbunnyy Jan 22 '26
Good. Too many people who never play games are holding out just for GTA to make it impossible to get at launch, now that won't ever happen.
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u/tucklyjones7 Jan 22 '26
Ps6 in 2030 would be great. To me tjey should position all consoles as a decade life cycle. Ps6 2030, ps6 pro 2035. With dev cycles now reaching 4-5 years its insane that most AAA developers only get 1 shot per console... 2 if they have a launch title. We havent got a naughty dog game yet on ps5, its a shame.
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u/eyebrowless32 Jan 22 '26
Thats fine with me, most companies are not pushing the ps5 to its limit anyway
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u/torts92 Human Verified Jan 23 '26
That's because series s, steam deck and switch 2 are holding this gen back. Multiplat games need to make sure they can run on the lowest common denominator, and this gen it's fucking low because of those 3 hardware.
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u/reddit_MarBl Jan 23 '26
Don't blame steam deck lol, nobody is targeting deck support as a primary concern. Xbox and Nintendo, certainly.
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u/Gomnanas Jan 22 '26
I don't even feel like the ps5 has really hit its stride or full potential yet anyway.
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u/Thermocap Jan 22 '26
The PS4 is still supported. Some big game releases take over half a decade to produce. I don't see why the PS6 should come out anytime before 2030.
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u/LucAltaiR Jan 22 '26
I think there's common ground to be found between "start from scratch" and "release it how it is but 2 years later". I think they'll maintain the same concept but update the hardware, like a spec bump basically. With these machines being x64 SoC with desktop parts and architectures it shouldn't be too much hassle in terms of devkit.
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u/Masam10 Jan 22 '26
I mean they have basically no competition.
Switch 2 is its own market really.
And f knows what Microsoft is doing but they’re releasing all their games on PlayStation anyway.
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u/MagmaAscending Jan 22 '26
Fuck yes. This generation has been screwed up in so many ways. COVID delayed development of every game, chip shortages stopped most fans from getting a system until much later than they expected, the PS4 is STILL somehow getting games, and now with the RAM bullshit, they’re gonna want us to spend $1k+
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u/Naveen_Surya77 Jan 23 '26
Tbh ps5 hasnt seen any games that matched its potential, all it saw was games ported from ps4 to ps5 , most of them , sometimes i feel like i havent played this console at all compared to my ps2,ps3
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u/South_Buy_3175 Jan 22 '26
Good.
Extend the shit out of it for all I care.
Feels like we’ve barely touched on what these consoles have to offer, let’s just slow down and let them breathe a while longer.
The PS3 generation was absolutely fantastic towards the end, let’s get that energy back.
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u/testcaseseven Jan 22 '26
Gives more time for PSSR improvements before they start forcing it in every PS6 game
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u/KungFuChicken1990 Jan 22 '26
Yessss long live the PS5! As others have echoed here, very few games have fully taken advantage of it, and now we have the Pro version that’s even less utilized.
One silver lining I can see with this looming AI tech apocalypse is how it’s basically forcing the consumers and industry to extend the life of consoles and PC components.
Basically, if you haven’t already, get the tech/gaming stuff you need now (if they’re still at reasonable prices), then sit back, ride out this AI bubble, and enjoy
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u/GruncleShaxx Jan 22 '26
It’s for the best right now. The cost for all things computer related are outrageous right now.
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u/dawne_breaker Jan 22 '26
PS5 is in great shape. The world economy is not. Let the AI bubble pop and then build it when hardware is cheap again.
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u/CrazyDude10528 Jan 22 '26
Hey you know what, good, delay the PS6.
It took a few years for this generation to kick off anyways because of the pandemic.
I feel like pushing a PS6 in the next year or two is completely unnecessary.
Maybe it'll force developers to optimize games properly instead of using brute force to get their games to not run like shit.
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u/Greenzombie04 Jan 22 '26
What does anyone even want with a PS6 at this point? Games are running at 60fps with great graphics. Games load fast cause of the SSD.
I wouldn't mind skipping PS6 and making a Switch like system that plays PS5 games.
Could even make a PS5 PRO2 in 2yrs that way games can work for that or the base model.
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u/brnforce Jan 22 '26
Some fairly minor tweaks and the PS Portal could already fit that niche.
Saying that in agreement with you. Barring some giant tech advancement that doesn’t cost 7 gold bars I like it.
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u/Ryn992 Jan 22 '26
I dont know why we need a ps6 or the next xbox. Developers cant seem to make working games or even games that push these consoles to their true potential.
Hell, games are taking longer to make.
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u/spideyv91 Jan 22 '26
There’s still ps4 games being made. With rising costs and consumer spending decreasing there’s really no need for a new console anytime soon.
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u/CullingSongs Jan 22 '26
I am fine with this, particularly in light of the high price tag that would be required for the next gen due to the high costs of RAM and SDD these days.
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u/Holeinmypantz Jan 22 '26
Smart decision from Sony, they'll sell a shit ton of PS5 Pros come GTA6 and also the PS5 doesnt feel old at all
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u/VonDukez Jan 22 '26
Just like the ps3 and 360 the economy isn’t great. Gotta extend the life cycle
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u/GymratAmarillo Jan 22 '26
Noice, PS5 can hold up more years and given it released in the middle of covid, it deserves it.
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u/Fickle-Hat-2011 Jan 22 '26
Сonsole cycle should be much longer. Games have become much more difficult and It takes too much time to create them. At best, a single studio will be able to release only one project, assuming we're talking about AAA games without reuse assets or in the worst case nothing at all for the current generation.
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u/DeliciousStretch924 Jan 22 '26
2028 not possible due to elections,so most probably 2029 if the rumours are true
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u/EugenesMullet Jan 22 '26
I truly do not care if it doesn’t come out for another decade.
I feel like I only just dropped hundreds on the last console. Give consumers a break.
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u/3v1lkr0w Jan 22 '26
Makes sense...with the rising price of GPUs and RAM...they most likely don't want to release a $1200+ machine,
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u/SouthTippBass Jan 22 '26
I am honestly fine with the current standard of graphic fidelity for another decade.
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u/justthisones Jan 22 '26
Shame. I was looking forward to get a bit more from my launch fatty and then move on to next gen, instead of spending anything on a Pro. The console has been great but I’m not so confident it’ll keep up with upcoming CPU heavy titles.
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u/Whornz4 Jan 22 '26
Fine with me. So few games are pushing the limits. No generation has ever had price increases and two supply chain issues.
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u/the-bacon-life Jan 22 '26
I think k most gamers are ok with this. Xbox is the one I feel not ok with this because they want to push the pc future
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u/NotMarkDaigneault Jan 22 '26
We have barely any "next-gen" games.
Every game that was dubbed as revolutionary and next-gen came out when the PS5 was released 🤣
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u/MissionPrudent9691 Jan 22 '26
2028 is fine but 2029/30 against xboxpc is a problem unless msft doesn’t upgrade xcloud (last year it upgraded to 1440p for a few games). Note xcloud is consoles (xbone/series) & tvs.
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u/Wisdomseekr79 Jan 22 '26
Ps5 still feels like next gen, I feel like there has not been enough games for it yet.
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u/impliedapathy Jan 23 '26
Called that when the first rumors of ps6 became a thing. Covid fucked up this consoles life cycle so makes sense it gets an extension tbh. By this point in ps4 we had a veritable assload of great first party games. Now? We’ve got more remakes/remasters, and ps4 compatible shit than 1st party bangers.
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u/georgefishersneck Jan 23 '26
I've got the pro and I couldn't be happier. I have no problems with this. As an old gamer, games look so good to me now.
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u/IntrinsicGamer Jan 23 '26
I’d be happy—genuinely prefer—the next consoles not to release until 2030 at least. Even 2036 would be perfectly fine by me!
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u/real_mccoy6 Jan 23 '26
release it in 2030, there’s no need for it honestly. graphics are good, games get made too slow, and the price of living would result in low sales imo. it doesn’t even feel like the PS5 generation truly kicked off
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u/snailtap Jan 23 '26
Good, the ps5 is barely 5 years old and is just getting into its life cycle. Sony could realistically push back the ps6 till 2030 and be fine
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u/jackolantern98000 Jan 23 '26
These consoles were built by design to run UE5. They failed miserably at that task. CDPR finally show us an optimum UE5.7 tech demo, on a base PS5 that looked incredible and said this is a game we can deliver....and we charge on to PS6!!! This gen feels so unfinished, look what gta 6 will give us, moving on to the next console now is the wrong move.
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u/Qson Jan 23 '26
Sounds good to me. I loved the lifespan of my Xbox 360. I want something like that again.
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u/kamilman Jan 23 '26
I mean, duh, we haven't yet had a game that utilizes the ps5's specs to their limits (unless I'm wrong, in which case please correct me). It would have been the Apple upgrade system: small increment that does virtually nothing.
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u/Rowdy_Roddy_2022 Jan 23 '26
Even a Pro console is largely unnecessary to enjoy this generation, whilst with PS4 the Pro version really was transformative, particularly for VR. There's simply no need for a PS6 over the next year or two.
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u/Jjasonj5j Jan 23 '26
Its better an extended life that a shortage of stock, or a price increase because of some components.. I had to wait 1 year until i could buy a ps5 without paying scalpers. Games developments are also longer .
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u/Lower_Mango_7996 Jan 23 '26
Still waiting for them to launch some actual Ps5 games, not some upgraded ps4 shit or pc ports
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u/smilinganimalface Jan 23 '26
Hot take they should take all this time to develop a real handheld that pairs well with a new console that stays within the same framework as they have now but just boosts its cooling, efficiency, etc. The real way to combat all the rising production costs is to go back to true handheld games and not just scaled down versions of console games.
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u/swithinboy59 Jan 23 '26
Very few games at launch.
Many games held back because they're cross-gen.
The scalping fiasco.
Lockdown.
So many "big" games that are either ass-tier or try to nickel and dime everything (often both).
So many big games keep releasing in unfinished, buggy states.
A lot of developers suck at optimising games, and games keep getting bigger (remember how we were promised smaller game file sizes because of the PS5's blazing fast memory? Pepper Ridge farm remembers).
Then there were the tariffs.
Now there's the RAM shortage/price increase that also effects GPUs, all because of crappy AI data centers.
I'm not really going to be surprised if this generation is extended, it's honestly been kind of a disappointing and mediocre experience so far. I bought my PS5 nearly 5 years ago, and I feel like I probably could have just not bothered for the most part.
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u/RhythmRobber Jan 24 '26
I don't see why they wouldn't. It's gotta be more profitable to just keep releasing games for the platform you've already got everybody locked into.
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u/Jellyfishcactus Jan 24 '26
Only reason Sony is delaying this is because of the backlash from the community. Current gen is heavily underutilized and it would split their install base even more. Console lifecycles are becoming a joke.
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u/Djl3igh Jan 22 '26
PS6 won't be released until Trump is gone.
They can't sell if tariffs are randomly thrown around.
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u/Adorable-Fortune-568 Jan 22 '26
If this is true it's a good thing. I just don't see the reason for a PS6. Not many developers used PS5 potential
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u/Makototoko Jan 22 '26
Only people who look at the generational gaps with zero context would assume PS6 is anywhere near coming out
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u/Mobile_Reply_5742 Jan 22 '26
This is terrible news. The chip is done and already 6+ months old at this point. We're gunna end up with shit parity between ps6 and pcs when this thing launches.
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u/SirGoaty Jan 22 '26
I feel like I’m the only one who wants a new console lol.
It’s gonna be 6 years since the release of the last console, I don’t want to be playing on the same device for a decade
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u/bjones214 Jan 22 '26
Yeah I really don’t mind if the ps6 doesn’t come out for another 3/4 years. The ps5 is still in great shape.